(internet- interview with the Director of the Department of Information Technology and Communications under the Government of the Russian Federation Alexander Popov in the Information Agency "GUARAN") Essential changes in economic, sociopolitical and spiritual spheres of the public life, caused by intensive development and use of modern information-communication technologies, are shown the movement of humanity to a new, postindustrial phase of development - to an information society. Alex Popov -director of Department of information technology and communication of the Government of the Russian Federation has told about problems and prospects of development in the information society in Russia and priority directions of a state policy in the given sphere.